Anleger aufgepaßt: President George W. Bush announced Thursday the United States will freeze the property and interests of people deemed to be undermining Lebanon's democratic government. Bush's executive order targets anyone found to be helping Syria assert control in Lebanon or otherwise trying to break down the rule of law, including by means of violence. Sollten Sie jemals ein Bush-kritisches Wort geäußert haben dürften SIE gedeemt sein. Während dessen beginnt die heisse Phase: "Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir on Thursday said he hoped that his efforts during the coming days to avoid an electoral battle in Metn would bear fruit, while supporters of Metn candidates clashed in the streets of Burj Hammoud in the tense run-up to Sunday's voting."